Piero della Monte

Piero della Monte was Prefect of Rimini. In 1500, he came to Cesare Borgia and requested his aid in overthrowing Pandolfo IV Malatesta, telling him that a people's rebellion two years earlier had failed, and that Borgia must be motivated to overthrow the greedy Malatesta by his kind heart. Cesare Borgia decided to fool Malatesta by sending his secretary Agapito Geraldini to inform Malatesta that he would besiege his northern neighbor, Cervia, but he instead besieged Rimini to assist Della Monte and the rebellious townspeople.